Improvement in sawing-machines



@anni (tithe DANIEL HELL-ER, OF MIL-TON CETREQOHIO.

Letters Patent No. 109,900, dated December 6, 1070. y

IMPROVEMENT IN SAWlNG-MACHINES.

The Schedule referred to in theseLetters- Patent and making parl: of 'the same.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DANIEL HELLER, of Milton Centre, in the county of Vood and Stateof Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in sawing-Machine; and I do hereby declare-that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable' others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had `to the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a side view of my improvedA machine, part being broken away to show the construct-ion.

Figure 2 is a detail'sectional view of the saine taken through the line a; x, tig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parte My invention has for its object to furnish animproved machine for operating a cross-cut or other-l wood-saw, which shall be simple in construction and eective in operation, enabling one man todo more work than two with the ordinary saw, and with 'greater ease; and f- It consists in the construction and combinationoff certain parts of the machine, as hereinafter more fully described.

A is an upright, which may be vertical o'r slightly inclined, and which should have a cross`piece, B, att-ached to its lower end, to give it-a firm bearing upon the ground. y

Tothe sides of the lower part'of the upright'A are attached the rear ends of the bars 0,-theforward endsr of which are attached t'o the sides of the lower I part of the upright D. y The lower end of the upright D should be made wedge-shaped or pointed, .to cause it to take a firm hold upon the .ground and prevent anyosciilation-of the forward part of the machine.

E-is au upright, the lower end of which is secured to and between the rear partsof the bars C.

The upper ends of the uprights D E incline toward each other, and are connected and held in their proper positions by the bars F. l

G is a beam which is pivoted to and between. the

-rear parts of the bars F.

The lower end of .the beam G is slotted to receive the rear end of -a saw, H, which is pivoted and secured to said beam G by a pin or bolt.

To the lower part of the beam G are attached pins o1' rests I, for the feet of the operator, and to itsl upper end are attached pins or handles J for the hands ofthe operator.

The operator, when working the machine, sits upon a saddle or seat, K, attached to the bar Il, the forf ward part of which passes through a slot in the upright E, and its forward end ,enters a slot in the pivoted beam' G, where it is pivoter] to said beam. The rear end of the bar L'passesthrough and works in a guide-slot formed in the upright A.

M a strap, theupperend of which is attached to A. the upper end `of vthe upright A, and its lower end is attached -'to the seat-K. or bar L, or to both', so as to suspend the `said bar and allow it vto swing back and forth freely. Y n

By this construction the operator, sitting upon the bar L, forces the saw forward by pressing upon the pills I with his feet, to push forward the lower end of the beam G, and at the same timepulling. upon the pins J with hishands.

Then the forward stroke has 'been completed the' operator relaxes his hands and feet, which throws his whole weight upon the bar L, which -causes the said bar to move to thel rearward and draws the saw back Vready -toranother forward stroke. A

The forward part of the sawis held in au upright position and guided, while beginning the cut, by passing through a slotiu' tlie dowuwardly-projecting end Aof the arm N, the upper end of which is rigidly secured to the forward end of the bar O. n Y

rlhc bar O passes back through a slot in the upright Dilthrough a slot in the beam G, and its rear' end enters a slot iu the upright E. where it is piv-` oted to said upright. y

-The bar O is adjustably secured in position for the lower end ofthe arm N to rest upon the log or stick to sawn by the link or yoke P, which passes di' agonally arond the upright D and har O, upon which. it is tightened by the wedge Q, as shown vin iig-s. l

and 2.

Ris a pin whichpasses through eyes attached to the forward side of the slotted arm N, audis designed to be driven' into the log or stick of timberto he saivn to hold the'arm N steadily iin-place'.

'.ilie saw'is kept from vibrating in the slotin the' upright I), 'audthus bringing the saw-teeth in con- 'tact with said upright, .by theguard S, which is fitted into the slot' in the said. upright'D, is vmade with flanges upon the sideredges ot'its front and rear sides tokeep it in place in said slot, and'is slottedupon its lower side to receive the upper edge or back of the saw, as shown in igs. 1 and 2.

Having thus described my invent-ion, Y I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentv 1; The combination of the pivoted beam' G, pins or rests I, pins or handles J,pi'voted bar L, and strap M, with each other and with the frame'AB. O D E F, substantially as herein shown 'anddescribed, and

for the'purpose set forth. y

'2. The combination of the slottedarm N, adjustable-pivoted bar O,1n nd pin It, with theother parts ofthe machine, substantially as herein shown and described, and for' the purpose s et fort-h.'-

' DANIEL HELLER.

'Witnesses J. C. ARMSTRONG, DAVID E. WRIGHT. 

